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To: Link Lady who wrote (390)	5/20/1998 12:49:00 PM
From: John B. Smyth	Respond to of 856

The project we are bidding on, Wendy, is part of the infrastructure development that will reduce flooding with all its costs in loss of property and life, provide needed irrigation in the dry season which will assist Indonesia in self sufficiency in food production, and provide needed electrical power. Certainly the political unrest is affecting all projects for the moment, but this is a long term development that will inure regardless of politics. Pollution is a major problem in Jakarta as it is in many large cities in SE Asia (Bangkok, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur). I don't believe the current political problems have anything to do with pollution, but is certainly a political concern. The major problem with air pollution in Indonesia is lack of prevailing winds to disperse the exhausts from the high density of 2 cycle and other internal combustion engines. Water pollution is another major problem. Technology is certainly one answer to the problem, but education goes hand in hand. Indonesia is still a third world country that needs a lot of help and its most pressing need is to feed, educate and provide health services for its 200M people. Indonesians have never appeared to me to be a violent people. The current unrest is out of character with the vast majority and is centered in the two largest cities, Jakarta and Medan. I can't personally comment on safety for foreign personnel, but most embassies have advised their nationals to leave the country. I remain optimistic regarding the long term future for the country and am sure it will resolve its internal problems soon. Regards, John